Bilbo Baggins; a warm, isolated hobbit living his simple, uncomplicated lifestyle in his hobbit hole reading books and nibbling on his perfectly prepared food. Until, one day he sets out on a trek to a desolated mountain to help a group of dwarfs reclaim their home, and the tonnes of gold which lies inside it, from the treacherous dragon Smaug.
An interesting book, and a sadly disappointing one, in a Harry Potter kind of way. The book seems to drag on and parts of it seem pointless, useless even, and adds little to the story line or the characters. Though there were attributing parts of the of the story that makes it more bearable to read. For example, at the beginning it was quite humorous in a way that today’s readers might find funny, rather than being old-fashioned. Though, I guess this is almost always exactly the same in all of Tolkien’s work.
The Hobbit is one of the longest short books I have ever read in my life, because though it is relatively not that long it feels very long and over drawn. When reading this book it can feel difficult because of all of the facts.
I give this book a 6 out of 10 because it was definitely not the best book I have ever read and has many flaws and issues but is still a good piece of well structured writing and does deserve some credit at least.
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